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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 264 · 1972
Manteswar
Winner — 1972
TUMIN KUMAR SAMANTA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 91.1%CPM 8.7%1 others 0.2%
Votes
53,768
91.0% share
Winning margin
48,609
82.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.1%
of 78,624
Manteswar is a safe seat — TUMIN KUMAR SAMANTA won by 82.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TUMIN KUMAR SAMANTA | Congress (R) | 53,768 | 91.0% |
| 2 | KASHINATH HAZRA CHOUDHURY | Left | 5,159 | 8.7% |
| 3 | BHAKTA CHANDRA ROY | 125 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (141st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe82.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 3.6% · max 82.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
141st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
187th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 91.0%CPM 8.7%OTH 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
21 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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